Ten of Our Favorite Shooting Brakes Ever Produced

A shooting brake still has all the style of a coupe but with added practicality. It may not be a very popular style anymore, but we still love a great shooting brake.

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Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake

Coachbuilders have been converting Aston Martins into shooting brakes for years, but this version of the Virage was built in-house. As great as this one looks, we have to wonder why Aston Martin doesn't have a shooting brake in its lineup anymore.

Aston Martin

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BMW M Coupe

Affectionately known as the "clown shoe," the hardtop version of BMW's Z3 confidently went its own way in the late 1990s. The M version is even more desirable, offering perhaps the perfect combination of sports car performance and hatchback practicality.

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Ferrari FF

Ferrari generally does what it wants as a company, but its replacement for the 612 Scaglietti was still surprising. Then again, who can complain about an all-wheel-drive V12 shooting brake? It's now called the GTC4Lusso, but it will always be the FF in our hearts.

Ferrari

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Jensen GT

The Interceptor usually gets most of the attention when people talk about Jensen, but if you're a fan of shooting brakes, you should know that this car exists. Few were ever produced, but the Jensen-Healey was briefly made as a shooting brake called the Jensen GT.

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Lotus Elite

The styling of the Lotus Elite is controversial, but even people who aren't fans have to admit it's one of the most practical Lotuses ever made. Even though it adds practicality to the mix, you still get the low curb weight and focus on handling that Lotus is known for.

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MGB GT

The MGB is perhaps the most famous of all the 1960s British roadsters. But when MG wanted to give it a roof, Pininfarina was brought in to turn it into a shooting brake. They're incredibly inexpensive to buy today, but they're still so cool.

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Reliant Scimitar GTE

Most car enthusiasts know Reliant for building the three-wheeled Robin, the car Top Gear found a way to tip over every time it went around a corner. But Reliant built other cars, too, like the Scimitar and its shooting brake version the Scimitar GTE.

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Volvo 1800 ES

The Volvo P1800 is one of the most beautiful Volvos ever made. And how did Volvo make its sports car even more awesome? By also selling it as a shooting brake. Then again, what could be more Volvo than selling a car as a hatch or a station wagon?

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Volvo C30

Sadly, the Volvo C30 never quite recaptured the magic of the 1800 ES, nor did it ever quite have the performance to compete with other hot hatches. But it did have incredible charm and some great style. Picking up a used one could be a great idea.

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Volkswagen Scirocco

For some reason, Volkswagen sees fit to sell the 292-horsepower Golf R with a manual transmission here, so we probably shouldn't be too greedy, but it's such a shame we don't get the Scirocco too. Is it less practical than a GTI? Yes. But it looks so much cooler.